The Washington State Department of Health said respiratory illnesses have made up nearly 14% of emergency department visits ...

The Washington State Department of Health is losing $130 million in grants as part of cuts to federal agencies budgets, according to multiple news outlets. “The reality is that, when we take funding ...

The Department of Health will extend RSV immunizations for infants through April 30 as disease activity remains elevated ...

A new law in Washington state is aimed at protecting access to preventative health care. Governor Bob Ferguson recently ...

At least 26 measles cases across four counties have been diagnosed this year — more than double the number of cases ...

Washington state is among 24 states suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in an effort to block its sudden termination of $11 billion in grant ...

The state of Washington announced its vaccine recommendations for the 2025-26 respiratory virus season, emphasizing the importance of vaccines for COVID-19, influenza (flu), and respiratory syncytial ...

The Washington State Mobile Health Program is shutting down after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cut its funding this month. The Washington Department of Health learned last week ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) made its own official recommendation that everyone 6 months and older get the COVID-19 vaccine. This recommendation is majorly expanded ...

Washington state inspectors are way behind in their examinations of hospitals and fail to investigate when hospitals report errors. That’s the word from a preliminary report recently published by the ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — An online tool by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) helps people track measles exposures across the state. This map compiles data from local health departments into a ...

Local public health teams are racing to verify vaccination records with families and students in two Washington counties, hoping to get ahead of the spread of measles amid the state’s first outbreak ...